Porsche Boxster MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 83.9% of 33,380 MOT tests on the Porsche Boxster ended in a pass, 7.4 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 93.8% against 82.0%, ranking 2nd of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Porsche Boxster MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2297 tests | 92.3% | 11,000 · 7k to 17k |
| 3721 tests | 94.0% | 15,000 · 9k to 21k |
| 4966 tests | 94.3% | 19,000 · 13k to 25k |
| 5980 tests | 94.7% | 23,000 · 15k to 31k |
| 61,105 tests | 93.7% | 25,000 · 17k to 35k |
| 71,179 tests | 94.3% | 27,000 · 17k to 39k |
| 81,114 tests | 93.8% | 33,000 · 23k to 45k |
| 91,258 tests | 93.0% | 37,000 · 27k to 51k |
| 101,360 tests | 91.9% | 41,000 · 29k to 55k |
| 11792 tests | 89.6% | 43,000 · 31k to 59k |
| 12730 tests | 91.9% | 49,000 · 35k to 67k |
| 13837 tests | 90.8% | 55,000 · 37k to 71k |
| 14874 tests | 90.0% | 59,000 · 43k to 75k |
| 151,364 tests | 87.1% | 63,000 · 47k to 81k |
| 161,843 tests | 85.7% | 67,000 · 49k to 87k |
| 172,581 tests | 83.3% | 73,000 · 53k to 91k |
| 182,625 tests | 79.5% | 75,000 · 57k to 95k |
| 192,528 tests | 77.7% | 77,000 · 59k to 97k |
| 202,413 tests | 74.9% | 81,000 · 61k to 101k |
| 212,244 tests | 75.4% | 85,000 · 63k to 105k |
| 222,242 tests | 78.2% | 83,000 · 63k to 103k |
| 231,435 tests | 74.9% | 89,000 · 67k to 109k |
| 241,048 tests | 73.7% | 91,000 · 67k to 111k |
| 25645 tests | 72.1% | 91,000 · 69k to 113k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Porsche Boxster. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Boxster
The parts that come up most often in Porsche Boxster MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Exhaust and emissionsStart the engine from cold and listen for blowing or rattling from the exhaust, and look for smoke.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
Check a specific Boxster
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Other Porsche models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Porsche models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.